Groovin With Mr. Bloe - Mr. Bloe (With Annabelle)

[joejulycountryboy]

i was there wigan...whitchurch all nioghters and all dayers...

[SteveGad]

I still play this in Mansfield Town centre evey single weekend. Folks still love it.

[MrNilth]

cool shape

[hasanrolf]

this aint a mod tune u muppet



[GrandadSue]

Those who don't agree this tune was for us 70's mods will NEVER KNOW ... why ? Cos you wern't there man , you wern't there.

[MrAd3quate]

wasn't this an old school winamp visualisation?

[Viktor46]

They used to kick us in the ass while pushing us violently outta the disco in Madrid then.... (Enormous sigh). Boy, oh, boy, we DID it. We did possessed the best music forever & forever!

[mesageezer]

KTF indeed,:-). form a second generation casino monkey,lol.

[pooley2366]

i got this on a demo LUCKY ME LOL :) KTF

[tongapuss]

Oy, watch it. We'll have no comments about the crap sheep please. I think its rather cute, but how I remember dancing to this in Huddersfield at the Regent Ballroom all those years ago!!!

[jonkheere1]

@tongapuss

Ha Ha! bloody brilliant comment.

[TPSDazza2208]

sheep vid is really crap,but a guid wee tune.!

[millarj1]

Sir Elton on piano? Sir Alan Sugar would be more likely....but it was "Sir" Zack Laurence, perhaps better known for his work with Roger Whittaker. (Walks off whistling.....)

[richbriggs28]

I have this on a 45 disc!

[Steviej148]

One of my all time fave instrumentals.Grooved at the Casino many times to this. Music like this never dies. K.T.F.

[Solvinden]

It's Sir Elton John on the piano..

[donquixote2u]

Annabelle can't dance for shit, but I have to admire her taste in music :-)

[Drallivehc]

Brings back good memories. Thanks for posting. In France , they had a massive success.

[johngaco]

Priceless

[patercake]

Thanks!! Fantastic!! What a bute. Takes me back those many years.

[Sukkii25]

Always picks me up if I am feeling down, both the music and Annabelle, thanks :)

[moby1232]

hovis this was on your juke box,where r u man,NortonDickie[Luton]

[goldsworthyjosh]

No way.  Legendary.

[ChivaInvencible]

I had around forty years without hearing this song. Nice! Thank you for posting it.

[tryst0]

Free were at NO.1 with Alright Now

[TheAloiser]

wieso fährt eig. bei 0:21 das mikrofon rein?

[TheAloiser]

dududu, dududu dudududu xD

cool^^

[baztof]

enjoyed that

[mark22isaking]

My favourite tune of the day. In NZ it was number 1, no sweat! Still gets me 40 yrs on!

[bobzaopiano]

The pianist on this track is?? Do you know?

[tommyrockon]

Zack Lawrence was the pianist on this. He was A&R man for Dick James Music (DJM) label

[hezkyden]

Great video. I remember 'groovin' to this in a North Wales disco on holiday.

[arfurchance10]

Hi Islanderview.

It reached No 2 in the English charts in 1970.

Regards, Ray.

[Brooksider100]

I was DJ at the Top Rank Suite Swansea in the summer of 1970 - this was my theme music. Brian Voyle Morgan

[kempouk]

go Annabelle, the grooviest sheep in da town..

wheres her sunglasses she is the sheep'et of sheep...

[davidleigh65]

its release coincided with the 70 world cup! Tthe greatest world cup ever won by the greatest team ever!!

[amygurl63]

LOL - I remember this as a child. A 1970 one-hit wonder. There was a guy dressed as an Indian Chief called Harry Pitch on harmonica. Brilliant Nostalgia!! Thanks for sharing.

[jon54cuk]

Summer 1970 Brid and Scarbrough on our scooters great song great memories

[departments2006]

Christ, this takes me back to being a kid. Great bloody record. Groovin' indeed.

[spongesepp]

high 5 , man , I feel the same....it was a great time

[simes2024]

for some reason I was enjoying the sheep animation like I was 2 years old again - cool

[Joeekemp1]

This song was a backside to a 45 record (B side)by tony orlando ( before Dawn)with a group called Wind. The A side was the song "Its only make believe" my teen age sweetheart and I had this 45.

[TheJuniorPlastics]

yeah oz and james' drink to britian, we watch it its so cool!! im watching it nowm i was curious who wrote the song tho (:

[pgh45rpms]

The b-side, "Sinful", is just as terrific... could you post, pse???

[mcbiasucci]

One of the best instrumentals; I like this, the original version. Also covered in the U.S. by Cool Heat, whose membership included Tony Orlando (prior to his "Dawn"-fame).

[destructivedandy]

great tune, and loving groovin with the sheep too!

[TheSoulTwins]

Aaaahhh - incredible! was on a school outward bound trip in the Malvern Hills and used to go to the local disco there - this was the monster sound they kept playing! Later got of a version by 'wind' - really cool version!

[wherethesoundsbegin]

My mrs is going crazy over this.. Kidsgrove townhall... ?...... lmfbo

[capothree]

This is one of my favourite instrumentals of all time. It also recalls the hot summer of 1970.

[debarbs63]

I remember seeing them on Top of the Pops !Does anyone else remember seeing them? Didn't the harmonica player dress like an undertaker with a large Top Hat?

[PhilR147]

Hear this track every week on Oz and James Drink to Britain - BBC2 8.00pm Tuesdays - It's their theme tune !!

[mynamesisjohn]

That sheep is the coolest.

[2420jones]

Just got onto utube, now looking for all my old time greats... this place is ace. Awesome, havent heard this one for decades, brilliant

[clevertreacletreat]

My favourite ever. I thought that no one I know even knew about this bestest tune. Long live Mr. Bloe. By the way, it was played on radio 1 or 2(?) just before the 11 o'clock news in 1969 or 1970 by Jimmy Young. Does anyone remember that. The reception was so bad I had to glue my ear to the radio to hear it!!!

[jimbogm4dhj]

not heard that for years !

[RedStarHaifa]

The unforgetable Harry Pitch (who else) with his magical harmonica..A killer hit in UK's discotheques back in May 1970. Joy to the world :)))

[patercake]

Unbelievable. Had also forgotten about this great tune. The beat MMMMMMMMM.

[WelieCamille]

I love this song..

[PICLex]

Best video ive seen in years

[suewant]

if only this could be brought up to date a little who knows luv it

[stew2blue]

Now we're cooking....come on!!!

[thankthecat]

Big thanks for posting this, kept thinking about it, god knows where my vinyl copy has gone. I'm with saucylady, the years just melted away - I'm a stoned student again!!!

[CharitableView]

Heard this on Danny Baker this morning...a total classic which I'd completely forgotten about. All hail YouTube!

[saucylady55]

Wow the years just melted away when I heard this what a cracking tune. The harmonica sounds like its whining top quality. They don't make um like that anymore.

[fannyflit]

god this is great, my dads favourite. brings it all back

[samothraki1]

...arranger/composer Zack Lawrence on piano...?

[duncanrs]

started off as a bit of pop music and finished off as a northern soul classic

[vincento55]

thank you,i miss this tune

[joefigsy]

anytime of day....what a track

[KENNS1]

This is just a lovely happy go lucky little tune, if it where a season, then the summertime, a beautiful summers day.

[slippysam1]

hey i remember this one it was mr blow and the pianist was elton john in fact i think it was elton using a psuedonym if any one else can verify it my brother has an album by mr blow and this was the opening track

[gerya5]

If you like this,and assuming you haven't heard it, check out mouldy old dough by lieutenant pigeon....just as catchy

[joh2]

It certainly rates up there with that song!

[schorpias]

Evergreen !!!!I have heard this song a thousand times, but it never boared me. One of my favourites!

[jms444]

dont knock the sheep, we love Annabelle and the music

[roger1961]

Music is really groovy! Plus I like the sheep! ha ha! ;-)

[pjtsmt]

the sheep is crap but record awesome scooter riding music

[Islanderview]

Do you still have a scooter? Why not come too the Ryde, Isle Of Wight Ride-Out this August bank Holiday. It's still widely recognised as the largest scooter event in the world or just come to watch

[pjtsmt]

wish i cud turn back the clock.green crackle paint gp200 but it was 20 years ago. i no it sounds orrid but was a little beauty. when arthur francis was the dogs bxxxxxxx

[wolverine37x]

I'm 43 and felt a positively youthfull mid-life crisis type amongst all the other 50-60 somethings at the IOW rally this year. But after firing up my old Primmie for the ride down from Stoke I was 17 again! I reckon you need to smell the 2 stroke again with all us other dinosaurs, as, like I was, you may be surprised how many old faces from the past have gotten back into it too. Regards Ian

[scastley]

Is that all the sheep does ? She's a rubbish dancer.

[tubemichi]

Seit 34 Jahren versuche ich dieses Stück wiederzuhören. SWR 1 hat mir mit dem Titel ausgeholfen. Danke, das Ding ist immer noch eine Wucht!

[phrayzar]

Tuuuunnneee!!!!

[alexhamps]

Such a great feel good tune. Thanks for posting Islanderview. Much appreciated.

[peppertree5706]

The name of the group who did this is Cool Heat.

[squeakmillward]

i was only 5 great song

[jfb1967]

If you like the original vrsion then listen to the Associates version on their Wild & Lonely album, it's even funkier !

[yosiglo]

Excelente.

[liamrossabby]

the associates????????????????????­???????????the deceased bum bandit, who couldnt handle it, found depressed and very dead, in his old dears garden shed.

[knobstick]

Wow, Liamrossabby - that sounds like it was written by Morrisey!

[snowhawk58]

Ahhh 1970! I remember it well great year, great time in my life and start of a great decade for me.

Snowhawk ;-)

[sargon4000]

have also I 45, nothing video?

[rexturtle]

nice song.remember summer 1970 .great time

[shirleymadz]

I love this!!!!!!!!!!.brings back geat memories and glad i have still got the original on vinyl.

[paltrey]

Stick this on your favourites!

[kalcom2]

I like the move annabelle does at 2.13 lol

[jabbso]

Loving Anabelle, she's a right little mover.

Good work!

[dixiesda]

Great tune man and Annabelle does it justice.Pretty Cool...

[LichtjeMoonsoo]

I was ten years old and a streetchlid while my mom jumped me on the street. I stole my food and sleeped in alleys. Groovin with mr Bloe was the song who opend my emotions and tooked care of cleaning my being. Groovin with mr Bloe has cleaned me so I could grow up without angryness. I have that song in my heart.

[01triggerthehorse]

Thanks for posting unfortunately I old enough to remember this when it was a hit.

[johnjarvo]

Why do people feel growing old as being such a sin. I am 53 and feel privileged to walk down the street with my sixteen year old daughter. I also remember this reecord; indeed, I went out and bought it: that was in June 1970; I was sixteen at the time. Here's to the next 53 years...

[mi1964amigo]

Great song. I love your video - it's simple, bright, eye catching and enjoyable!

[Blackes57]

This Song remembers me at my youth!!!! Still Great!!!

[GingeDave73]

The harmonica player with Mr Bloe was Harry Pitch? Harry who...??? The guy that also played the intro to 'Last of the Summer Wine', that's who!

[SOMERSETBABE]

this song was 1 of my dads favs now i know way he past away last week and we r going to play it at the funerel

[woo738]

IT WAS 1970............STEVE NUNN  UK

[wildhorseshadwell]

spent 18 weeks in the charts peeking at no 2 from 9th may 1970

[fireblade929]

i knew it got to no 2, my appologies, got it 2 yrs out

[josefsv]

No.1 in the U.K. was In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry then.

[gillhill92]

great track hey tabako55 did you have a vespa or a lambereta

[jms444]

superb

[redbette]

its fabulous love the harmonica, wheres my lambretta.

[ELGROOVER]

Thanks 'Islanderview'. I bought this at the time, 1970 I think, 9/- or whatever it was? Think it was b/w Mighty Mouse? He had another less successful tune called 'Curried Soul'. That was good too.

[fireblade929]

it got to no 2 in 1972

[gary1961]

... I had to get my harmonica out and play along when I heard this. Actually remember this being in the charts, yeah, 1970 ... almost certain.

[JackDoggy]

sensational :-)

[fireblade929]

fantastic, still played at scooter rallies now, 1 of the boys fav tracks, and bit of an anthem to our club.

[Oldbigchief]

Man oh man! Thanks! English ain't my language, so I hard can express ,yself. Thanks atruckload, I asuppose. Esta canción era como el label de lo supremo sobre supremo en las discos de la sierra de Madrid. To hell with 'em crappa rappa hoppers!

[dogsroses]

Grande , questo è un pezzo da e per bassisti !!!

[tabako55]

brilliant track, reminds me of my scooter days back in the 70`s mini skirts and half of bitter !!! those were the days eh !!

[kiwibass]

...as a bass player, i always liked that tune - great "bonanza bass"!!!

[jackiemann20]

I was all of 5 years old when this came out, but I can remember it very well as we always had music playing at my house

[gracelessgit]

Yeah you said it paul: park hot night 1970 summer good weed cider in love with the wrong girl (again!) not fazed "Groovin..." back to back with "All Right Now" on a jukebox. Innocent says it all.

[paulthepill]

great, brings back memories of walking through a huge park on a hot summers evening with a head full of strong dope...oh innocent days.

[FLbread]

The A side of this tune originally was "Make Believe" by a band called "Wind". I should know, after all I was the lead singer in Wind. I joined the band after this single and album were released, so I did not have the pleasure of singing "Make Believe" Tony Orlando actually sang the song. Bo Gentry, along with Kenny Laguna and Paul Naumann were our producers at the time. Bo was a real character. I got a big kick out of the mink coat he would wear everywhere. Lots of fond memories.

[vonpork]

This was one of the first songs my drum tutor made me transcribe as well as learn! 1970! Word at the time on the street was that Elton John played keyboards on this track! Lotsa spec in those days!

[BernardCochrane]

I was 20 in 1967 when I went to work for CBS Records who had just opened up here in London. It was a pleasure to have worked as I did with Bo [Robert Acoff]and in fact his B side version of Groovin With Mr Bloe under the name of Wind, is brilliant. Funny enough I too owned a fur coat at the time, stranger still now that I am a vegetarian and animal lover. Regards Bernard Cochrane

[FLbread]

Thanks for the memories. It's always nice to hear. I was going to school in northern New Jersey when a friend of mine, who happened to play base guitar for Wind, asked me if I was interested in joining the group as their lead singer. Make Believe & Groovin with Mr. Bloe had already been recorded with Tony Orlando singing lead. I had nothing better to do at the time, so I said OK. We toured briefly and then I got drafted. Uncle Sam cut my music career short, but it was fun while it lasted.

[BernardCochrane]

Thanks for the posting. In some ways GWMB does not seem that long ago and yet so much has happened since, certainly for me and if you shove in Bernard Cochrane to Google/Yahoo or any good search engine site site you will get a taste of what I mean. GWMB may well resurfice..........Regards Bernie Cochrane

[lyn1954o]

love this. reminds me of my early days of northern soul. music like this from ones teens remains in the blood. thanks for this

[owenowen1]

my first link to northern soul, forevergratful

[LETONEIN]

Thankyou, very nice to hear this oldie again! One of the classics!

[gary777777]

i have not heard this one in ages. thank you.

[evertonio]

that would be the profile from here which has " mysteriously " been changed since our your last log in .

Suddenly you have no age at all now. Mmmm, i wonder who did that. The mod team must have been in your profile for some reason.

[BernardCochrane]

I do not like misleading/false info on me. Correct information is readily available in the public domain. Any information that is wrong where ever possible is corrected. Given the numbers of entries about me it is not always possible to be on top of them for 'correction'. They are amended whenever they come to my attention. Groovin With Mr Bloe is only a small part of my very many credits across the whole of the entertainment industry. This ends matters.

[evertonio]

and yet you're 47 in your profile. make your mind up MATE.

[BernardCochrane]

I am interested, what profile is this you are talking about mate? Let me get this clear, I am a listed writer of Groovin With Mr Bloe. I also in fact produced, recorded and released the first ever A side version of the song, this I released on CBS Records when I worked there. I still await the withdrawal of your initial, shall we say 'incorrect' comments.

[evertonio]

Bernard you were 10 when this song came out. Please don't say you were one of the writers for it. It's just embarrassing mate.

[BernardCochrane]

Born in 1947 MATE kindly get your facts right before entereing any false info. In 1967 after a couple of years playing in the business, I joined and worked at CBS Records in London and as far I remember they were not employing any child labour including myself. Also as a matter of interest I was working with Bo Gentry principal other writer in the song, on various other projects. I shall look forward to your apology and withdrawal of your false statement that I have responded to.

[toyradar1]

Whether intentional or not (& I bet it's not) this is a well known song in the 'Northern soul' scene.......Honest!

[BernardCochrane]

As one of the writers of Groovin With Mr Bloe, thanks for posting. The version that has been used, that by Zack Lawrence calling hiself Mr Bloe, was not in my view the best version that has been recorded of the song. Still all versions are gratefully appreciated.

Bernard Cochrane

[Islanderview]

Thanks very much for your comment Bernard. I never knew any other versions of this tune existed. Who did the others?

[Islanderview]

From Wikipedia

Mr Bloe was the alias used by DJM record label producer/arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Zack Lawrence.

"Groovin' With Mr Bloe", written by Bo Gentry,Bernard Cochrane,→ P. Naumann & K. Laguna, and featuring Harry Pitch on harmonica, and Elton John on piano, entered the UK singles chart on 9 May 1970, peaking at No.2 on June 27. It was denied the number one spot by "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry. In total "Groovin' With Mr Bloe" spent 18 weeks in the chart.

[Islanderview]

An album also entitled Groovin' with Mr Bloe was also released in 1970. It flopped.

[BernardCochrane]

The story of Groovin With Mr Bloe is lllllooooonnnggggg but interesting one!., which I will respond to in depth in a subsequent reply. However for the moment can I ask if you are 'copyright' owner to the sheep animation footage we are seeing? Reason that I am asking is that I may be interested in using it for which you would receive a credit? Wait to hear from you. Cheers............Bernard Cochrane

[224Cuzner]

great tune,just got it off limewire

[metlmickey]

Brings back a lot of good memories for me. Ahh them were the days. Enjoy yours guys and gals.

[mickeytipp]

Forgot to add that Elton John provided the piano on this track!

[mickeytipp]

Wow! Have been searching for this for AGES! Thanks so much for posting. My sister had this single as a 17 year old in 1970 which she used to play on the old "suitcase" style record players...Good memories!

[jabbso]

Best sheep and song in the world - I first heard this song in 1994 I havent stopped dancing yet!

[georginaanniedenise]

Brilliant song, cool video

[georginaanniedenise]

little gay sheep :]

[woodmarch]

Absolutely fantastic, great fun I can relate to this as I am a really big kid who remembers this particular hit from my youth! incidentally I understand from others that Elton John featured on the soundtrack.

[diiiiiiiinamite]

grooooooooooooooovy!!! i think u r about right with the date.....